Bowden Collections is excited to present a traveling exhibition that focuses on the life of Jesus. Immanuel/God with Us: The Wonder of the Incarnation celebrates Jesus’ life on earth seen through the eyes and imagination of artists. The exhibition begins with the Annunciation and birth of the Savior, follows His ministry, and then moves through His Passion and Resurrection, culminating with his Ascension. Using a wide variety of media, twenty-three artists from ten countries picture Christ’s earthly life. These 26 artworks come together to offer the viewer a rich experience of seeing afresh Jesus’ birth, death and resurrection.

Immanuel is a Hebrew word meaning "God with us," and it expresses the wonder of the incarnation, the mystery that God "became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:14). God accomplished this with the birth of Jesus, when the Word, the Son and the second person of the Trinity became flesh. Matthew tells us that the birth of Jesus by the Virgin Mary is to "fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 'Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel.’ Matthew 1:22-23

This is the incarnation. It is impossible to fathom the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation; nevertheless Jesus does take form in our physical world. Many have called this the “scandal” of the Incarnation—which the infinite God could somehow be present in the created world.

Immanuel God/God with Us includes art from eleven countries, such as, Dominican Republic, Japan, France, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia, Mexico, England, Panama, and the United States. The pieces on display include paintings, embroidered molas, etchings, woodcuts, tempera, serigraphs, and woodcarving.

This show contains:

26 pieces or art ready for display

High-resolution images of all works

Information for creating labels

Designed file for handout which includes a short essay

Design for Information Panel

Packing and Crate information

Rental fee for four weeks is $300 plus shipping. With a rental for two months there is no charge for the third month.

Bowden Collections offers a variety of traveling exhibitions available to museums, churches, colleges and seminaries: several feature the work of important historical artists such as Georges Rouault, Marc Chagall, Ottos Dix and Alfred Manessier; others explore topics related to the Bible. A packet containing everything needed to mount the exhibition with files for labels, itemized lists, a brochure or flyer in PDF format, high-resolution digital files of art in the exhibition, and shipping information is provided. Venues are responsible for the rental fee and shipping, usually to the following venue.

CALENDAR

November 1, 2019 to January 10, 2020

Grace Point Church of Northwest Arkansas

STORY: The Gallery at Grace Point

Tim Logan, Gallery Director, Cell: 479-586-6268

Tim@gracepointchurch.net

November 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019

St. Lukes Church

50 Pope Avenue, Hilton Head, SC 29928

Contact Meryl Newell, mahaloma@aol.com

(843) 785-4099

August 15 to October 20, 2018

Grantham Brethren in Christ Church

421 Grantham Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Contact: Geoff Isley, gallery coordinator

geoff@isleydesign.com

March 22 to July 31, 2018

Calvin CRC Church

700 Ethel Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Contact person: Marlene Vanderhill, markvanderhill@gmail.com

January 7 to March 21, 2018

LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church

107 LaGrave Avenue SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-454-7204

Contact: Joe Vriend, joe.vriend@gmail.com

October 1 to Dec 31, 2017

Wilshire Baptist Church

4316 Abrams Rd, Dallas, TX 75214

Contact Mark Wingfield, Associate Pastor

(214) 452-3128

July 1 to September 20, 2017

Colonial Presbyterian Church

12501 W 137th St

Overland Park, KS 66221

Contact Howard Russell

312 351 2008

ol.dad.65@gmail.com

1. Annunciation

Rudolph Bostic (1942 - )

United States

House paint on cardboard panel

C 2000

2. A Stall In Bethlehem

Alexander Z. Kruse (1888 – 1972)

United States

Oil on masonite panel

C 1930

3. Nativity scene with Shepherds

Unknown

Panama

Reverse embroidery mola

C 2010

4. Adoration of the Magi

Unknown

Germany

Woodcut

C 1500 (later printing 1922)

5. Presentation

John August Swanson (1938 - )

United States

Serigraph

2004

6. Flight into Egypt

William Strang (1859 – 1921)

England

Etching

1891

7. Baptism of Jesus

Unknown

England

Etching

Date unknown

8. Jesus Enters Jerusalem

Amy Dick

United States

Tempera

1980

9. Sermon on the Mount

Otto Dix (1891 to 1969)

Germany

Lithograph from Matthaus Evangelium- Martin Luther New Testament) Series